expressing life's narratives creatively

Gothic Arch – Chocolate

The Gothic Arch Challenge from last week was CHOCOLATE & as strange as it sounds, I am one of those strange people who doesn’t really like it that much. I am happy enough with the outcome, but I really struggled to come up with something for this topic. I have finally gotten on top of it, meet Baron Von Chocolate & Sons. Chocolate was primarily taken in the form of a drink when it was first introduced, it’s origins can be traced way back to Mexico around 980. It wasn’t until 18th & 19th century that people regularly made it in solid forms. These are vintage advertisements for chocolate that was extolled with all kinds of health giving properties.The background to the front is chocolate recipes from an old publication of Mrs. Beeton’s. The rows of chocolates at the bottom is from a greeting card from last year & the ornamental paper are scraps stamped from Collections(TM) new range.

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hi there, greetings from my creative space to yours....... having been creative my whole life. My creative pursuits include cooking, painting, art with a needle and photography...........these often come together in some form of artistic narrative. This takes the form of 2d paper (ATC's, postcards, etc) handmade books, journals, canvases & occasionally an assemblage. I dabble in digital creation using my photos to create a whole new picture - but that is mostly to make up for my inadequate drawing skills. Professionally, as an interior designer - at least part of my week is spent creating homes and spaces for people to express their life in. Like Chargall 'I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment' and move comfortably between my mixed media studio table, the kitchen, my patchwork/quilting/embroidery basket, or the computer.
Thoughts and images here range from art and creativity, techniques, photography, show and tell to family and baby news and travel.. I am keen to share with you BOTH my art successes and failures because I am not putting myself forward as anyone special -like most of us - just a work in progress, arting along the way ........ Grab yourself a cup or glass of something to relax with and have a look around.
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